Film Trailer: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling still feels guilty about killing off one of the franchise’s characters.Source:Supplied

DOBBY the house elf is finally getting his due.

This week, Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling tweeted out a sombre apology to her 14.4 million followers: “This year, I apologise for killing someone who didn’t die during the #BattleofHogwarts, but who laid down his life to save the people who’d win it. I refer, of course, to Dobby the house elf.”

A number of fond remembrances of Dobby — the selfless, one-time servant of Potter’s rival, Lucius Malfoy — followed.

Dobby’s death “was like being punched in the heart repeatedly,” one Twitter user writes. “Don’t trust anyone that didn’t cry about Dobby.”

Fans were devastated by Dobby’s death.Source:News Limited

Another user got Rowling’s attention with her testimonial: “At first I didn’t like Dobby, but I wish I could be more like Dobby, his death in book & on film always makes me cry.”